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John Francis LATTEA

John Francis LATTEA

Male 1865 - 1929  (63 years)

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  • Name John Francis LATTEA 
    Born 10 Jul 1865  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1900  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1910  Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 4, 5
    Died 1 Feb 1929  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: "No doctor present. Illness of several months duration. Cause of death not known." 
    Buried Snyder Cemetery (Sliding Run Rd), Co Rd 40, near Stouts Mills, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I125172  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2020 

    Father George Madison LATTEA,   b. CA 1822, Huntingdon Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1892  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Parmelia "Milly" SNIDER,   b. CA 1837, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F50544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha COOK,   b. 6 Jun 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1969, Wayland, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 22 Jul 1900  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Lewis County, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
      John Lattea, 44, farmer on rented farm, married 9 yrs; wife Martha C, 27, married 9 yrs, mother of 2 children (1 still living); dau Addie E, 2.

      1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jan 29 1920:
      John F. F. Lattea, 54, farmer; wife Martha C, 37; dau Addie E. B. M., 12; son Lewis K, 9.

      Following John F. Lattea's death in February 1929, Martha married Edward Tomey in November of the same year.

      1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Glenville District), enumerated on Apr 8 1930 at Grass Run:
      Martha Tomey, 47, married; dau Mary Tomey, 7; son Robert L. Tomey, 4.
      NOTE: Whereabouts of Martha's husband is not known. Edward Tomey died just six months later of heart disease. The children should have been listed with the surname Lattea, as they were Martha's children by her first husband. The next enumerated household was that of George W. Lattea (57, widowed, farmer), brother of Martha's first husband John F. Lattea.

      Two years after husband Edward Tomey's death, Martha married Charles A. Varner in October 1930. Charles died of tuberculosis in February 1936, leaving Martha widowed for the third time.

      1940 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Glenville District), enumerated on Apr 13 1940 at Grassy Run:
      Martha Varner, 60, widowed, occupation farmerette on farm; dau Mary Lattea, 18, single; son Robert, 14.
      NOTE: As in 1930, the next enumerated household was that of Martha's former brother-in-law George W. Lattea (67, widowed, farmer). [6]
    Children 
     1. Addie Ellen LATTEA,   b. 30 Jun 1907, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1980, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Lewis Curtis LATTEA,   b. 30 Jul 1910, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1956, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     3. Mary Elizabeth LATTEA,   b. 20 Feb 1922, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1985, Ravenna, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. Robert Lee LATTEA,   b. 18 Dec 1925, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 2011, Newton Falls, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F55716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1918504&Type=Death.

    2. [S2020] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    3. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 64, Line 48 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=9550&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2151] 1910 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    5. [S2112] 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV.

    6. [S1604] Death record of son.